What indicators during our introductory conversation tell you that our leadership team is fundamentally not ready to start this process, regardless of our revenue or company size?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

We look for specific behavioral indicators of unreadiness that have nothing to do with your financial statements. The first red flag is a lack of vulnerability. If the Visionary or the Integrator enters the conversation unwilling to admit weakness, hide their mistakes, or defend their current structures, the implementation will fail. EOS® requires absolute transparency to function.

Another sign of unreadiness is a leadership team that is unwilling to make hard people decisions. If you have known people issues on your team that you are actively avoiding, or if you refuse to evaluate your key leaders against your core values and the GWC™ tool, you are not ready. You cannot build a healthy organization if you protect low performers or toxic behaviors.

Finally, we evaluate your willingness to follow a system. If your team is looking for a custom consulting engagement where you can pick and choose which tools to use, we are not a fit. The system works because it is a complete, holistic operating model. If you try to dissect it or refuse to implement the Level 10 Meeting™ structure at the department level, you will not see the results. When these behaviors are present, we recommend pausing. We will help you identify the specific structural or behavioral changes needed to prepare your team for a successful engagement in the future.